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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1902
Page
6
A condensed note recaps international dispatches and notable events, highlighting foreign developments and recent crime or public interest items as reported by the Telegraph.
Panama reports traffic across the isthmus is free as forces retreat to Avua Dulce. Governor Salazar argues Colombia has sufficient troops to protect foreigners and uphold treaties, contending that U S Marines’ landing was not justified.
Brigadier General Funston in his Department of Colorado annual report denounces the 2 cent anti canteen act as lowering army discipline. He claims it ruins many soldiers and benefits saloon keepers, gamblers, and dissolute women. The report notes a rise in offenses, especially desertion, linked to the abolition of the canteen and tighter garrison life.
A ruling from the Negrus Obie pe 4 Circuit Court sustained the Crawford County prosecutor's appeal against the Pennsylvania Railroad, preventing relief work and challenging its charter allowing insurance business activity. The case may be appealed to the Supreme Court.
An editor of the News Journal was shot after a political confrontation. Attorney Banks allegedly fired after an argument with Letstseam, who had replied in a public speech. Debunsern died from injuries and Banks has been committed.
A despatch from Tashkent to Berlin reports a massive August earthquake in Russian Turkestan. Kashgar and surrounding areas suffered heavy destruction with many casualties, including whole villages and towns in the region.
Fragmentary OCR report notes disruptions and chaotic scenes during a gathering. The readable bits reference a group named Enigarians and mention conflicts, accusations, and unclear outcomes at a location with a suggestive crowd.
Fragmentary OCR describes transfer or appointment involving state departments. It mentions Mr Waiteos Terters and possible notices or updates by the State Department. Details are unclear due to garbled text.
Fort Wayne Indiana presents a list of upcoming shows including a mix of films and acts with titles such as California Oot To Ten Nihts in a Car Reon and Would You for Five Sullen. The program promises entertainment through the month with varied attractions and dates listed for ticket purchase.
The War Department advised of Grenchy Lee's departure for San Frontsie aboard the transport Sume Her, with the Philippines command now under Gen Davis as of September 3.
Wallace Grant, convicted killer of Essex Powell, was executed by hanging in Newport Arkansas after his confession. He reportedly converted and was baptized in a bath tub following the confession.
Lewis Jousseil, a Black man, was hanged in Michigan City for the murder of Perry Stout at a dance at Stout’s house near Princeton Indiana last April.
In a freight train cession near Pardoe Pennsylvania four men were killed and two others fatally injured on the Pittsburg Bessemer and Lake Erie line.
President Roosevelt signed a census order for the Philippines under the Philippine act and on the Philippine commission’s certificate that the insurrection has been suppressed.
Rome reports the grandmaster of the Italian Free Masons orders all lodges to open subscriptions to aid destitute Boers. The appeal emphasizes charitable relief and organizational support across lodges.
A historical notice claims a pattern of misfortune during U.S. presidential tours. It cites McKinley and Roosevelt era trips, noting illness of McKinley’s wife, a serious accident at Pittsfield, and canceled plans on subsequent tours.
The text records a Logansport delivered speech by President Ho Roosevelt outlining opposition to partisan extremes and urging a focus on national prosperity, reform of public policy, and the use of reasonable duties and costs to support the country’s growth.
Report describes swelling above the ankle from a bruise in the Pitsstead accident. A pear shaped abscess formed with serum deposit, causing pain and risk of spread. Doctors performed needle aspiration to drain pus and relieve inflammation.
A historical speech argues that modern warships require years of crew training and cannot be improvised during conflict. The speaker stresses a strong navy as essential to backing the Monroe doctrine and warns action hinges on naval readiness rather than rhetoric.
Democratic candidate George H. Durand of Michigan, struck by paralysis, has resigned as the gubernatorial nominee. In a letter to Justin R. Whiting he cites illness and inability to serve, thanking supporters and the Democratic State convention for their confidence. Durand is recovering at his Flint home.
Postmaster General Payne asks Congress for a $12,000,000 appropriation for rural free delivery for the next fiscal year. Current year appropriations are $7,500,000 with an anticipated deficiency of about $506,000 in December. The program began with $25,000 for an experiment and spent $179,000 in the year ending July 1901.
A collage of 19th century calamities reports deaths from a freight wreck near Conemaugh Pennsylvania and mob violence in Reading. It lists George Freeman Pitcairn killed. George Gantz hanged for murdering Annie Etter. James Winston and S u Lewis killed and injured in Scranton. It notes Powell dead, Girard balloon fatality, shootings in Conemaugh Indiana and Denver, train wrecks in Kenwood and Chicago, a bridge sale in Columbus, and President Roosevelt’s surgery news.
A string of brief items from western and midwestern towns details deaths by suicide burns and gunfire. drownings, a fatal runaway crash, a balloon incident, and a murder case in Omaha. Judges in Michigan and Iowa face political shifts amid unrest and economic downturn in Taylor's Falls. other towns report a burned forest in Wyoming and municipal losses.
Thomas Faircloth and Theodore Smith of Bronson Florida were convicted of the murder of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Lewis and await execution by hanging. Engineer W A Forbes died in a collision between Illinois Central freight trains at Dyersburg Tennessee, due to alleged order misunderstandings. Three Italian miners Tom Miratch Raffle Miratch and Browle Shifton were shot and killed in a drunken row at Ber.
A 1 033 signature petition in St. Croix urges the Danish minister of finance to expedite transferring the Danish West Indies to the United States. Other items include Pershing's forces in Mindanao reporting seven forts captured and twenty five Moros killed, Nowrojee Wadia pledging nearly 5 million dollars for global charity, and Germany avoiding formal protest over Romania's Jewish treatment. Also noted are Rand Daly Mail in Johannesburg, a major earthquake in Russian Turkestan, an attempted rail attack on a Czarist train, and South Africa facing a loan payment to Britain while Sydney's Intercolonial railway reports a collision and two trains wrecking.
Estimates for rural free delivery total 11 106 000 to 12 000 002 dollars for next year. Dr. Koch may attend the tuberculosis congress in St Louis in 1904. Naval board clears Rear Admiral Cosijn and Brokxign officers of the cruiser accident. Palma asks Cuba troop withdrawal. State Department to Root. Hay note and European power talks continue. Frank Buchanan re elected president of International Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Union Milwaukee. New York HQ named. Porto Rico Republicans renominate Frederico Degetin for commissioner. Lieut Peary abandons pole quests. Robert H Darragh completes longest trolley trip 900 miles, four weeks. Rice production 1902: Louisiana 2 003 238 bags from 3454 242 acres. Texas 1 036 956 bags from 173 737 acres. Emmons travels Seattle to Washington to study Alaska Canada boundary lines. Forest reserve archipelago proposal set aside.
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